Value Add Agribusiness Investment Attraction Fund - Successful Recipients

Originally published by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD)

WA Government

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Value Add Agribusiness Investment Attraction Fund, supported by State Government investment through the Royalties for Regions program, is designed to support investment in new projects or expansion opportunities by value adding agribusinesses.

The Value Add Agribusiness Investment Attraction Fund (VAAIAF) aims to create jobs and drive productivity and capability of this growing industry sector.

There are two grant streams as part of the fund:

Program 1 - Capital expenditure

Sixteen grants totalling $2.68 million has been awarded to businesses towards capital expenditure to invest in expansion, relocation or new value adding processing and production facilities (grants up to 50% of the value of the total investment).

Program 2 - De-risking investment

Seven grants totalling $486 000 has been awarded to businesses to undertake pre-investment activities to support decision to expand, relocate or establish processing and production facilities in WA.

Congratulations to the below list of recipients.

Note. Grants are provisional and subject to a funding agreement between DPIRD and grant recipients.

Table 1. Grants for Capital Expenditure - successful recipients

Organisation

Brief project description

Grant (ex-co-contribution)

Ocean Grown Abalone

Expansion of abalone processing facility in Augusta, including increased capabilities for value adding and live exports, focused primarily on abalone with ability to handle other seafood.

$150,000

Ryan’s Meats

Expansion of Davenport facility to Tier One Export accreditation, and expansion of value added food service product.

$300,000

Margaret River Eggs

Processing of older laying hens for premium whole meat poultry products.

$239,000

West Australian Octopus

Refurbishment of Geraldton octopus processing and freezing facility.

$150,000

Margaret River Kombucha Company

Purchase and commissioning of a bottling line and associated production equipment for scaled growth of rok Kombucha's premium and organic beverages.

$250,000

Lucky Bay Brewery

Relocation and expansion of Esperance brewery, utilising local barley product, with increased cellar door and product development capacity.

$125,000

The Lake House Denmark

Development of Vinofood. New food production and warehousing facility for premium value add wine-complimentary specialty condiments.

$120,000

Ord River District Cooperative

Optical sorting technology to improve quality of high-value grains (chickpeas, culinary beans) and allow for value-added market expansion opportunities.

$125,000

Albany Seafoods

Value added processing of sardines through automatic filleting machine, breading machine and vacuum packer for the wholesale, retail and food service sectors.

$175,000

Red Range Stock Supplements

Stock supplement plant automation and expansion.

$175,000

Linley Valley Pork

Equipment for new lines of portion controlled meat products and tray sealing equipment.  

$225,000

Terra Temptations

New processing and retail facility for increased production of preserves, ice-cream, dried fruit and gourmet products including freezer room, coolroom, commercial kitchen and retail.

$75,000

Simmos Ice Creamery 

Expansion of ice-cream factory for increased production and new product lines.

$75,000

Handasyde Strawberries Albany

Diversification of strawberry production including freeze drying and enhanced packaging of fruit products.

$75,000

Manjimup Cider Company

Alternative option for Newton Orchards apples for premium juice and cider.

$125,000

Limeburners

Grain malting plant and distillery expansion in Porongorup and Albany including local product sourcing and craft malting capacity.

$300,000